Mary Magdalene "Maggie", daughter of Joseph Pitts Gordon & Una Pate, was born May 17, 1870 Boone Co AR, died Feb 3, 1955 Trenton, Fannin Co TX & buried at Crossroads Cemetery (aka Desert Cem), Collin Co TX.
Occupation: Housewife
Religion: Crossroads Presbyterian Church in Desert TX.
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Edema, Cardiac Decompensation, Chronic Myocarditis
Married: (1) Jesse Kirby Pace 1892 TX. He is the son of David Wright Pace & Mahala Rebecca Hampton & was born Mar 4, 1868 TX, died Mar 2, 1930 Dallas, Dallas Co TX & buried at Crossroads Cemetery (aka Desert Cem), Collin Co TX.
Religion: Crossroads Presbyterian Church in Desert TX.
Occupation: Farmer, Teacher
Cause of Death: Cardiovascular Disease & Nephritis
Married: (2) W.A. Sirkel

Children of Mary & Jesse:
1. Lester K. born Sep 15, 1892 TX, died Mar 13, 1981 Huntingdon, Angelina Co TX.
Married: Ethel ?. She was born 1896 TX.
Children: None
2. Joseph David born Aug 26, 1895 Valley View TX, died Sep 16, 1971 Houston, Harris Co TX & buried at Restland Cemetery, Dallas Co TX.
Married: Lidvina ? 1924 TX. She was born 1898 MO.
Children: Joe C.
3. John Ray born June 5, 1898 Whitewright, Grayson Co TX, died Oct 31, 1967 Dallas, Dallas Co TX & buried at Crown Hill Cemetery, Dallas Co TX.

Notes:
1. June 2, 1880 Collin Co TX census record shows Joseph Gordon age 47, Una age 37, Robert age 20, Joseph age 18, David age 14, Mary age 10, James age 3 & Sarah age 5 months on their farm in Precinct 8. David and Mary attended school. (pg 285a, #21)
2. June 4, 1880 Collin Co TX census record shows David Pace age 44, Mahala age 37, Jesse K. age 14, David H. age 11, Jane F. age 10, William age 8, Nathan age 7, Alabama age 5, Myron age 3, James G. age 2 & Ursula age 4mo on their farm in Precinct 8. David was born in AL & all others in TX. (pg 288, #84)
3. June 19, 1900 Collin Co TX census record shows Jesse Pace age 34, Mary age 30, Lester age 7, Joseph age 4 & Ray age 2 on their farm. They had been married 8 years, had 3 children with 3 living. Mary's birthdate is listed as May 1870. (pg 238a, #288)
4. 1900-1903 Jesse K. Pace served as church elder at Crossroads Presbyterian Church in Desert TX.
5. May 5, 1910 Collin Co TX census record shows Jesse Pace age 44, Mary age 39, Lester age 17, Joseph age 14 & Ray age 11 on their farm in Precinct 8. They had been married 18 years. Mary's mother, Una Elvira Pate-Gordon age 67, is living with them. (pg 223b, #221)
6. June 5, 1917 WWI Draft registration card shows J.D. Pace to be of medium height, stout, light brown eyes, brown hair working as a farmer in the Blue Ridge, Collin Co TX area. He states that he has had some attacks of appendicitis.
7. June 5, 1917 WWI Draft registration card shows L.K. Pace to be single, tall, slender, brown eyes, brown hair working as a Post Office mail clerk in Blue Ridge TX.
8. Sep 12, 1918 WWI Draft registration card shows J.R. Pace to be of medium height, medium build, brown eyes, dark hair and a student at Wesley College in Greenville TX.
9. Sep 24, 1925 Lester K. Pace became Postmaster in Ravenna, Fannin Co TX.
10. Mar 2, 1930 Jesse K. Pace died in Dallas, Dallas Co TX due to Cardiovascular Disease & Nephritis. His residence was Bonham, Grayson Co TX. Occupation was Teacher. His record shows a birth year of 1866. Informant was his son, J.D. Pace (TX Death Cert)
11. Apr 3, 1930 Dallas Co TX census record shows Joe D. Pace age 34, Lidvina M. age 32 & Joe C. age 5 living in Dallas city, Precinct 18. They owned their home valued at $3800. Joe is a Ditcher Operator for the Gas company. Lidvina is born in MO, Joe D. & Joe C. were born in TX. (pg 26a, #3)
12. Apr 3, 1930 Fannin Co TX census record shows Maggie Pace age 59 living in Precinct 1, Bonham city, Ward 3 on West Sixth Street. She was a widow & no occupation listed. There were several lodgers living with her. (pg 163a, #26)
13. Apr 9, 1930 Grimes Co TX census record shows Lester Pace age 37, Ethel age 34 living in Precinct 9. They are renting their home at $7.50 a month. Lester is a Pumper for Pipeline Coil company. Both were born in Texas. (pg 255a, #154)
14. Feb 3, 1955 Mary M. Sirkel died at home in Trenton, Fannin Co TX due to Pulmonary Edema, Cardiac Decompensation & Chronic Myocarditis. Her second husband's was W.A. Sirkel & he died before she did. Burial was to be at Crossroads Cem on Feb 4. Informant was, John Ray Pace, her son. (TX Death Cert)
15. Oct 31, 1967 John Ray Pace died at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Dallas Co TX due to Intra Cerebral Hemmorhage, Hypertension & Arteriosclerotic Vascular Disease, & Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease. He was to be buried at Crown Hill Cemetery on Nov 2 in Dallas TX. Occupation was Real Estate & Insurance Agent. Residence was Rt 1, Frisco, Collin Co TX. He was a WWII vet. Informant was, John Ray Pace Jr., his son. (TX Death Cert)
16. Sep 16, 1971 Joseph Pace died at Rosewood General Hospital in Houston, Harris Co TX due to Pneumonia. He was to be buried at Restland Memorial Park Cemetery in Dallas, Dallas Co TX. Residence was 13102 Trail Hollow in Houston TX. Occupation was Trailer Company, self employed. He was a WWI vet. Informant was his wife, Lidvina Pace. (TX Death Cert)
17. Last residence for Lester K. Pace was Huntingdon TX. The ssn was issued in Texas. (SSDI)
18. Mary Magdalene Gordon-Pace-Sirkel is my 1C3R.

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